David Canfield Smith

American computer scientist
Person human Q16107137
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David Canfield Smith

Summary

David Canfield Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Roanoke[2]. He was born on +1945-03-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Canfield Smith's place of birth was Roanoke[2].
  • David Canfield Smith was born on +1945-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Canfield Smith held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David Canfield Smith's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • David Canfield Smith's field of work was computer science[7].
  • David Canfield Smith's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • David Canfield Smith's education included a stint at Oberlin College[9].
  • David Canfield Smith's doctoral advisor was Alan Kay[10].
  • David Canfield Smith received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Practice Award[11].
  • David Canfield Smith is recorded as male[12].
  • David Canfield Smith's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Canfield Smith's residence is recorded as Bend[14].
  • David Canfield Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbfnsd[15].
  • David Canfield Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • David Canfield Smith's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Canfield Smith's DBLP author ID is recorded as 52/2826[18].
  • David Canfield Smith's National Virtual Library of India ID is recorded as 273554[19].

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Origins and Family

David Canfield Smith's place of birth was Roanoke[2]. He was born on +1945-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[8], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1885[22], headquartered in Stanford[23] and Oberlin College[9], a college[24], in United States[25], founded in 1833[26], headquartered in Oberlin[27]. David Canfield Smith's doctoral advisor was Alan Kay[10].

Career and Affiliations

David Canfield Smith's professions included computer scientist[4]. His field of work was computer science[7].

Recognition

David Canfield Smith received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Practice Award[11].

Why It Matters

David Canfield Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was David Canfield Smith born?

Born in Roanoke[2], David Canfield Smith…

What did David Canfield Smith do for work?

David Canfield Smith worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did David Canfield Smith go to school?

David Canfield Smith was educated at Stanford University[8] and Oberlin College[9].

What awards did David Canfield Smith receive?

Honors received include ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Practice Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . sigchi.org. sigchi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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